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Brad Evans, Mikayla Harvey and Dave Rowlands won the opening races of year’s Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kings Electrical Classic, in Cheviot in North Canterbury today.

Record numbers and the return to racing of a former world champion are features of the opening round of year’s Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kings Electrical Classic, as it kicks off on Sunday in Cheviot in North Canterbury.

Round 1: FEB 26: Canterbury Round 2: APRIL 1: Dunedin etc

Christchurch cyclist Keagan Girdlestone will be on the start line in his first elite race since nearly dying after a horrific crash while racing in Italy last year when the second round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Armstrong Prestige Dunedin Classic, hits the southern city on Saturday.

Kate McIIroy won her first race as an elite cyclist while Paul Odlin crossed the line first in the elite’s men’s race of the second round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Armstrong Prestige Dunedin Classic, held in Outram, today.

Sets up an intriguing battle with women’s series leader Kate McIIroy Having leading Kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt on the start line for Saturday’s third round of the Calder Stewart Cycling series, the Kiwi Style Bike Tours Timaru Classic, adds an exciting different dynamic to the racing according to the women’s series leader, Kate McIIroy, who left the international triathlon circuit last year to focus on cycling.

Matt Zenovich, Sharlotte Lucas and Dave Rowlands were impressive winners while leading Kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt proved she could foot it with New Zealand’s leading domestic based women riders in the third round of the Calder Stewart Cycling series, the Kiwi Style Bike Tours Timaru Classic held at Pleasant Point today.

Dunedin cyclist Brad Evans looms as the elite men’s favourite while Kate McIIroy has the women’s leaders’ jersey in her sights as the Calder Stewart Cycling Series swings back into action with the fourth round in Nelson on Saturday after a winter break.

Fourth round of Calder Stewart Cycling Series cancelled due to weather Nelson Bays Motor Group Nelson Classic will still run but no series points are available Due to snow falling on the Main Divide with more widespread rain and snow in the forecast, organisers have made the tough call early this morning to cancel the fourth round of Calder Stewart Cycling Series.

Weather means race shortened and no Calder Stewart Cycling Series points available Strong team efforts saw Connor Brown win the men’s race and David Rowlands dominate the master’s race while Sharlotte Lucas was an impressive women’s winner in today’s Nelson Bays Motor Group Nelson cycle Classic.

With her eyes on securing a pro contract West Coast cyclist Sharlotte Lucas is hoping a home advantage will result in a win while Wanaka’s Mikayla Harvey hopes to hold off former pro triathlete Kate McIIroy in a battle for the women’s leader’s jersey when round five of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series hits Hokitika on Saturday.

West Coast cyclist Sharlotte Lucas’s patience payed off as she won the fifth round of the women’s race in Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the CYB Construction Hokitika Classic held today on the South Island’s West Coast.

Elite field is the strongest the series has seen this year, full of riders preparing for the Tour of Southland. Leader’s jerseys are still up for grabs across the three race categories as the Calder Stewart Cycling Series heads into the final round on Sunday the Cycle Surgery Hell of the South that features notorious race defining gravel sections.

First time Under 23 rider also wins elite title Michael Vink won the elite men’s race while Jake Marryatt and Mikayla Harvey won the men’s and women’s overall Calder Stewart Cycling Series elite titles after a brutal day of racing in the final round of the series, the Cycle Surgery Hell of the South near Christchurch today.

Christchurch cyclist Michael Vink is keen to use Sunday’s opening round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series as a tester of his form before he heads to Europe to race.

Tom Hubbard backed up a sixth place finish in a strong field in the UCI 1.2 REV Classic race yesterday in Cambridge to win the opening round of the elite race of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series in Oxford near Christchurch today.

Calder Stewart Cycling Series elite leader Tom Hubbard has his fingers crossed for a speedy recovery after falling ill so he can defend his lead in Saturday’s second round of the series, the Moore Stephens Markhams Timaru Classic.

Sam Horgan out kicked his breakaway companions to win the second round of the elite race of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Moore Stephens Markhams Classic, in Pleasant Point near Timaru today.

Sam Horgan soloed to an impressive elite win today in round three of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the CYB Construction Hokitika Classic, on the South Island’s West Coast, to also claim the elite series lead.

After a winter that included racing in Canada and the United States Sam Horgan is the favourite to build on his elite series lead in round four of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kings Electrical Ashburton Classic, being held on Saturday.

Evans backs up favourite tag with Calder Stewart round five win 12 September 2015 Dunedin’s Brad Evans backed up his favourites tag with a win in today’s fifth elite round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kiwi Style Bike Trails Nelson Classic.

Calder Stewart Cycling Series titles still up for grabs setting up exciting final round of racing

McPherson wins final Calder Stewart Cycling elite series round while Horgan wins overall title

This year’s Calder Stewart Cycling Series kicks off on Sunday with the toughest course riders will face with a number of cyclists across the elite, masters and women’s fields all capable of adding their names to a prestigious list of previous winners.

Calder Stewart Cycling Series set for Timaru shake up

After more than 130 kilometres at the front of the Kiwi Style Bike Tours Timaru Classic, Ben Robertson of Christchurch had enough in the legs to storm home to claim round two of the elite race of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series in Pleasant Point near Timaru On Saturday.

Team Skoda Racing’s first appearance in this year’s Calder Stewart Cycling Series adds spice to a strong field in the elite men’s race for round three, the Nelson Classic, on Saturday.

Alex Frame made a winning return to New Zealand racing after missing selection for the Rio Olympics, winning today’s elite race in the third round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Nelson Classic.

North Otago cyclist Tim Rush is poised to claim back the elite men’s lead in the fourth round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Armstrong Prestige Dunedin Classic, as the series is hosted in Dunedin for the first time on Saturday.

Adam Bull had the best climbing legs to win the elite men’s race in the fourth round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Armstrong Prestige Dunedin Classic, riding away on the final climb to win in three hours and fifty three minutes.

North Otago cyclist Tim Rush wants to build on his elite men’s lead while a real battle looms in the women’s race for individual honours in the fifth round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Small Business Accounting Methven Grand Prix, being held in the Methven District for the first time on Saturday.

Tim Rush won the 93 kilometre elite men’s race in the fifth round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Small Business Accounting Methven Grand Prix, to add to his overall series lead while Sharlotte Lucas won the women’s race to claim the lead in the series with one race remaining.